Creatures of Empire : how domestic animals transformed early America / Virginia DeJohn Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Virginia DeJohn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Livestock--United States--History.

Livestock.

Livestock--Social aspects--United States--History.

Human-animal relationships--United States--History.

Human-animal relationships.

Indians, Treatment of.

Colonization.

Social aspects.

History.

Livestock--Social aspects.

United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

United States.

America--Colonization--Social aspects.

America.

Physical Description:

xi, 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

Presenting history in a new light, this original work highlights the pivotal role that livestock played in early America. 2 maps, 8 halftones.

Contents:

I: Thinking about animals

Chickwallop and the strange beast: Indians and animals in early America

The deer with the red collar: english ideas about animals

II: Settling with animals

The company of cattle: domestication and colonization

The wild gangs of the Chesapeake: livestock husbandry in the south

A world of pastures and pounds: raising livestock in early New England

III: Contending with animals

Forgiving trespasses: living with livestock in early America

A prophecy fulfilled: from cooperation to the displacement of Indians

Full circle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195158601

OCLC:

54669883